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Recent research conducted in Panama has revealed that the waving behavior exhibited by matador bugs, with their attractive hind-leg flags, are neither mating displays nor distraction tactics against predators, as previously thought.
Leila Nilipour
April 3, 2024
Vanessa Crooks
August 22, 2023
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